A capacitive fingerprint sensing device for sensing a fingerprint pattern of a finger, said capacitive fingerprint sensing device comprising: a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element comprising a sensing structure and being configured to sense a capacitive coupling between the sensing structure and a finger placed on a sensing surface of the sensing device; sensing circuitry configured to provide a sensing signal indicative of the capacitive coupling between the finger placed on the sensing surface and the sensing structure; timing circuitry configured to control a timing of a drive signal, the drive signal being configured to vary a potential difference between the finger and the sensing structure; wherein the fingerprint sensing device is controllable to operate in a noise-detection mode and in a fingerprint mode such that: when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the noise-detection mode, the fingerprint sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that no drive signal is provided, and to repeatedly sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and at least one sensing structure for a predetermined time period by means of said sensing circuitry, and to provide a noise signal characterizing common mode noise in said fingerprint sensing device; and when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the fingerprint mode, the sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that a drive signal is provided based on the noise signal characterizing common mode noise to suppress or cancel a noise component, and to sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and each of a plurality of sensing structures and to provide sensing signals by means of said sensing circuitry to acquire a fingerprint image. a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element comprising a sensing structure and being configured to sense a capacitive coupling between the sensing structure and a finger placed on a sensing surface of the sensing device; sensing circuitry configured to provide a sensing signal indicative of the capacitive coupling between the finger placed on the sensing surface and the sensing structure; timing circuitry configured to control a timing of a drive signal, the drive signal being configured to vary a potential difference between the finger and the sensing structure; wherein the fingerprint sensing device is controllable to operate in a noise-detection mode and in a fingerprint mode such that: when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the noise-detection mode, the fingerprint sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that no drive signal is provided, and to repeatedly sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and at least one sensing structure for a predetermined time period by means of said sensing circuitry, and to provide a noise signal characterizing common mode noise in said fingerprint sensing device; and when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the fingerprint mode, the sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that a drive signal is provided based on the noise signal characterizing common mode noise to suppress or cancel a noise component, and to sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and each of a plurality of sensing structures and to provide sensing signals by means of said sensing circuitry to acquire a fingerprint image. when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the noise-detection mode, the fingerprint sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that no drive signal is provided, and to repeatedly sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and at least one sensing structure for a predetermined time period by means of said sensing circuitry, and to provide a noise signal characterizing common mode noise in said fingerprint sensing device; and when the fingerprint sensing device operates in the fingerprint mode, the sensing device is configured to control the timing circuitry such that a drive signal is provided based on the noise signal characterizing common mode noise to suppress or cancel a noise component, and to sense a capacitive coupling between the finger and each of a plurality of sensing structures and to provide sensing signals by means of said sensing circuitry to acquire a fingerprint image.