A capacitive fingerprint sensing device for sensing a fingerprint pattern of a finger, said capacitive fingerprint sensing device comprising: a plurality of sensing elements; and readout circuitry connected to each of said sensing elements and configured to provide a representation of said fingerprint pattern based on said output signal from each of said sensing elements, wherein each of said sensing elements includes: a protective dielectric top layer to be touched by said finger; an electrically conductive sensing structure arranged underneath said top layer; charge measuring circuitry connected to said sensing structure for sequentially transitioning between at least a first measurement state and a second measurement state to perform a measurement sequence resulting in an output signal from said charge measuring circuitry being indicative of a change of a charge carried by said sensing structure resulting from a change in a potential difference between said finger and said sensing structure; and timing circuitry connected to said charge measuring circuitry for controlling a timing of at least one of said measurement states, wherein said timing circuitry comprises at least a first delay element having an input for receiving a first signal defining a first event and an output for providing a second signal defining a second event delayed in relation to said first event, and wherein said timing circuitry is configured to control said charge measuring circuitry to transition from said first measurement state to said second measurement state using the second signal as a control signal, said transition from the first measurement state to the second measurement state being comprised in the second event. a plurality of sensing elements; and readout circuitry connected to each of said sensing elements and configured to provide a representation of said fingerprint pattern based on said output signal from each of said sensing elements, wherein each of said sensing elements includes: a protective dielectric top layer to be touched by said finger; an electrically conductive sensing structure arranged underneath said top layer; charge measuring circuitry connected to said sensing structure for sequentially transitioning between at least a first measurement state and a second measurement state to perform a measurement sequence resulting in an output signal from said charge measuring circuitry being indicative of a change of a charge carried by said sensing structure resulting from a change in a potential difference between said finger and said sensing structure; and timing circuitry connected to said charge measuring circuitry for controlling a timing of at least one of said measurement states, a protective dielectric top layer to be touched by said finger; an electrically conductive sensing structure arranged underneath said top layer; charge measuring circuitry connected to said sensing structure for sequentially transitioning between at least a first measurement state and a second measurement state to perform a measurement sequence resulting in an output signal from said charge measuring circuitry being indicative of a change of a charge carried by said sensing structure resulting from a change in a potential difference between said finger and said sensing structure; and timing circuitry connected to said charge measuring circuitry for controlling a timing of at least one of said measurement states, wherein said timing circuitry comprises at least a first delay element having an input for receiving a first signal defining a first event and an output for providing a second signal defining a second event delayed in relation to said first event, and wherein said timing circuitry is configured to control said charge measuring circuitry to transition from said first measurement state to said second measurement state using the second signal as a control signal, said transition from the first measurement state to the second measurement state being comprised in the second event.