The manor is associated with several Swedish writers including Selma Lagerlöf, Hjalmar Bergman, Erik Gustaf Geijer and Sven Stolpe.

[2] Valåsen Manor is near the course of the River Valån, east of Lake Möckeln, uphill on a sloping site.

[5] Swedish reform pedagogue Anna Whitlock was employed as governess by Ironmaster von Hofsten at Valåsen Manor.

Sven Stolpe enjoyed living at Valåsen Manor since he embraced the building's history.

[13][14] In 1925, Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf published novel Charlotte Löwensköld, in which she depicted Valåsen Manor.