Johanna Jussinniemi[1] (born 13 September 1976),[2] better known by her stage namePuma Swede, is a Swedishpornographic actress andfeature dancer.[4] The first part of her stage name comes from the sports car, theFord Puma.[5] Since 2005, she has appeared in over 200 movies.[3]
She was born in Sweden of Finnish descent; both her parents were Finns,[6] and she has resided inCalifornia since 2004.[7][8] She worked as a computer sales representative in Sweden and later on as aglamour model before moving into adult films.[7] She initially only performed in girl–girl scenes,[9] but made her hardcore boy–girl debut in the 2005 videoSchool of Hardcore by the studio AntiInnocence Video, with whom she was previously a contract performer.[10]
In 2009, a video of Puma performingfellatio on celebrity helicopter pilot David Martz, while they were flying overSan Diego was leaked toTMZ and went viral.[11][12][13] The video, filmed in 2007 led the U.S.Federal Aviation Administration to suspend David's license as their investigation found that her body was dangerously obstructing the helicopter's control panel during the sexual act.[13] She explained that she did it to compensate David for allowing his helicopter to be used while filming a porno scene in a nearby hangar.[12]
She receivedAVN Award nominations in 2009 for Web Starlet of the Year[14] and in 2012 for Best Group Sex Scene (inThe Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody).[15] She also receivedXBiz Award nominations in 2009 for Web Babe/Starlet of the Year[16] and in 2019 for Best Sex Scene - All-Sex Release (forA Married Woman 2).[17] In 2010, she made her first mainstream film appearance, a cameo in the comedyThe 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It with comedian/actorBryan Callen, formerly ofMADtv fame.
In October 2012, she released her autobiography published by Lind & Co.[18][19][20][21] The autobiography tells the cautionary tale of her life, paying specific attention to her childhood growing up, her introduction into the adult industry and her troubled relationship with and divorce fromKeiran Lee.
In 2014, she made an appearance in the third episode of the seventh season ofSons of Anarchy. She makes an appearance as "Skankenstein" in the first film produced by the club's porn studio along withJenna Jameson. In 2014 she appeared in two episodes of the Swedish reality seriesSvenska Hollywoodfruar as a friend to Åsa Vesterlund.[22][23]
She received attention in January 2016 when the newspaperAftonbladet publicized articles about theSwedish Municipal Workers' Union. People within the union had used the union funds for luxurious dinners and the hiring of Swede to perform a strip show at a restaurant owned by the union,[24][25] which led to the dismissal of the union cashier. Many working members cancelled their memberships in the union.[26][27]
In October 2017, Puma announced that she was opening her first restaurant, "Puma Burger", in Malmö, Sweden.[28] Six months later, the restaurant was sold to other owners and rebranded.
