A fingerprint identification apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The fingerprint identification apparatus is used to be disposed under a display screen of an electronic device, including: a sensor chip, where the sensor chip includes a light detecting array and a chip seal ring, and the chip seal ring is disposed around the light detecting array; a light shielding layer, formed on the light detecting array, where the light shielding layer is provided with a plurality of light passing apertures, and the light shielding layer covers an whole region of the light detecting array and at least covers partial region of the chip seal ring; and the fingerprint light signal, returned after reflection or scattering via a finger above the display screen, is transmitted to the light detecting array through the plurality of light passing apertures on the light shielding layer for fingerprint identification.