Lars Ahlfors' father was professor of mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute in Helsingfors. Tragically his mother died in childbirth when he was born. Ahlfors describes his early years in:
ATTENTION - Automatic na salin mula sa Tagalog na bersyon Lars Ahlfors' ama ay propesor ng makina engineering sa politeknik Institute sa Helsingfors. Tragically kanyang ina ay namatay sa panganganak kapag siya ay ipinanganak.