Arsenal and Manchester City will travel to Finland for a friendly on August 10, just one week before the season starts.
The teams, who clashed at China's Bird's Nest Arena, Beijing, as part of their preparations last summer, will go head-to-head at the 40,000 capacity Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
Dubbed the 'Super Match by Carlsberg', the 5pm kick-off will be the last game of both teams' respective summer campaigns.
In July, Arsenal will be in Asia for fixtures against Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan, while City will take part in a tournament in Hong Kong. They will also play in South Africa and Munich.
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said: 'We played Manchester City in the build up to the 2012-13 season in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing and know that they will provide the team with a very competitive match as we finalise preparations for the 2013-14 domestic campaign.
'We have many passionate supporters in Finland, and it will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with them all in what will be our first-ever match in the country.'
His counterpart at the Etihad, Ferran Soriano, added: 'This is the perfect way to end our pre-season preparations before the 2013-14 campaign begins.
'We know Arsenal will provide our team with a very competitive match and we are looking forward to what should be a memorable occasion to close a pre-season tour that also sees us visit South Africa, Hong Kong and Germany.
'Helsinki is a fantastic city and we are excited about playing in front of our many Finnish City supporters in a country where we know there is such passion for English football.'
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